A Norwegian court has ruled in favor of a pro-life doctor who sued the health authority in the municipality of Sauerhad after she was fired for refusing to prescribe contraceptives to patients.
A bomb blast outside the gates of a Christian colony in the Pakistani province of Balochistan has left a 7-year-old child dead and two others injured.
City officials in India's Madhya Pradesh state have issued a notice telling a Christian family to stop worship gatherings in their own home.
The Coptic community in Egypt's southern rural Minya governorate has finally been granted permission to restore, expand and rebuild their churches after waiting several years for the governor's approval.
A Spanish court has stripped a subsidiary of Planned Parenthood of government benefits for allegedly hiding income from authorities.
A Zimbabwe court has acquitted activist pastor Evan Mawarire of attempting to overthrow former president Robert Mugabe when he led protests that shut down major cities last year.
The Australian Senate has approved a same-sex marriage bill that does not include protections for business owners such as bakers, florists, and musicians who might have objections to such nuptials due to their religious convictions.
Experts have confirmed that the construction materials used for the purported tomb of Jesus in Jerusalem date back to ancient Roman times, lending weight to traditional beliefs that Christ's may have been buried in what is now the current location of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
A U.K. government official has proposed banning protesters from gathering outside abortion clinics in order to protect women from harassment.
Bashar Warda, the Chaldean Archbishop of Erbil, has called on President Donald Trump to redirect U.S. aid to 20,000 Iraqi Christian families who were driven from their homes by Islamic extremists.
A former resident of an orphanage in Scotland has told a child abuse inquiry that a six-year-old boy had died 10 days after being beaten by a nun.
Director Alejandro Monteverde, best known for “Sound of Freedom,” is bringing the Nativity to the big screen this Christmas season with “Zero A.D.: The Birth of Christ,” a biblical epic highlighting the courage and faith behind the birth of Jesus. Distributed by Angel Studios, the drama-thriller opens in theaters Dec. 11 and depicts Mary and Joseph’s struggle to protect the newborn Messiah amid political turmoil.
The Anglican Diocese of the Western Gulf Coast has chosen the Rev. Paul Donison as its next bishop, ending months of uncertainty following an inconclusive election in May. The Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) announced Wednesday that the Texas-based diocese elected Donison on Nov. 7.
Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice-elect Maggie Ellis has announced plans to overturn a rule protecting judges who decline to officiate same-sex weddings because of their religious beliefs.
A law that came into effect this year gives the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) increased powers to restrict religious practice even as several Christians remain imprisoned for carrying out their ministries, according to an advocacy group’s new report. In the past year freedom of religion in China has deteriorated with the Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress coming into effect on July1.
Several pastors affiliated with the Calvary Chapel movement have publicly criticized Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa’s affirmation of women serving as pastors, following an announcement by Char Brodersen at the church that once served as the movement’s flagship congregation. The Calvary Chapel Association (CCA), through its Heartland Regional Team, reaffirmed its opposition to appointing women as pastors or elders.